employment: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 19 letter points · starts with E · ends with T
Meaning of employment
noun
- countable, uncountable
The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
- countable, uncountable
The act of employing.
Example: The personnel director handled the whole employment procedure
- countable, uncountable
The state of being employed.
Example: The percentage of a country's population in employment used to be called "participation rate".
- countable, uncountable
A purpose, a use.
Listed forms: employments, imployment.
Source: Wiktionary — employment.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for employment.
noun
the state of being employed or having a job
noun
the occupation for which you are paid
noun
the act of giving someone a job
noun
the act of using
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is employment in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
These are spelling-list matches, not official game validity checks. Check the rules and dictionary used by your game.
Letter-value score of employment
E(1) + M(3) + P(3) + L(1) + O(1) + Y(4) + M(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 19 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of employment
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from employment
175 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in employment. Showing up to 24, longest first.